Sadly, Matthew Ryder’s “silver lining” in the BBC debacle, that all the candidates to replace Tim Davie are women (Letters, 11 November), is in reality a well-known psychological phenomenon known as the glass cliff. It was first described more than 20 years ago by two psychologists in a study that examined a series of FTSE 100 companies, finding that those that had performed especially badly in the previous half year tended to follow that performance by more frequently hiring women in senior roles, thus setting them up to fail.
Judith Flanders
Montreal, Canada

If Donald Trump sues the BBC for reputational damage, I’m prepared to give up my winter fuel payment, which should more than cover it.
Alan Pearson
Broadbottom, Greater Manchester